NVIDIA_Changelog.txt Driver File Contents (build_200.9-5.zip)

2000-08-30 version 0.95

    * Improve XFree86 4.0.1 support

    * re-fixed console switch lockup

    * fix some AGP regressions. Better detection/support for AGPGART

    * fix color palette problems (xgamma, direct color visuals)

    * add bios posting override to help with some card problems (M64)

    * update included 2.4 support to newest test kernels

2000-07-07 version 0.94

    * Add support for XFree86 4.0.1

    * Fix modesetting problem

    * Add AGPGART support (nvagpgart v. 0.5-5)

    * Add GeForce2 MX support

    * fixed various hangs

    * Added FSAA support

    * fixed problem where an opengl app dying during a console
        switch would kill the X Server

2000-06-08 version 0.9-3

    * allow Modeline directives in the XF86Config file to override
      our auto-detection of monitor resolutions and refresh rates

    * "correct" fix for TNT memory-type problems

    * fix for VT switch lockups

    * fix for general ALI chipset lockups

    * addition and documentation of some registry keys
      Check os-registry.c in the kernel source directory
      for more details and options.

    * Work around Quake3 modeswitch crashing bug.
      Note: It's really a bug in dlopen()

    * major improvement in multi-threading behavior

    * dlist sharing with glXCreateContext works now

    * faster implementation of glTexImage/glTexSubImage 
      and glCopyTexImage/glCopytexSubImage calls

    * Fixed kernel memory leak, relating to threaded OpenGL
      This problem was most noticeable with xmms.

	* Fix build problems with older 2.2.x kernels (RedHat 6.0)

2000-05-02 version 0.9-2

	* fixed problem initializing TNT w/ SGRAM

	* removed all GPL'd code from nv.c

	* better logging and messages everywhere for tracking problems

	* dynamic allocation of client data in kernel, rather than static

	* incorporated *unsupported* 2.3 kernel changes for completeness

	* Makefile updates - add -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES, and default to 
		'make install'

	* Improved mode switching in quake3 (still see occasional crashes)

	* Changed installation name of libraries.  We now have a .1.0.1
	  revision name in the libraries.

	* temporarily force disabling of AGP fast writes for all chipsets

	* fixed monitor issues, allow overriding of sync polarities.

2000-04-25 version 0.9-1

	* Initial Release
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